HL Deb 10 April 2001 vol 624 cc165-6WA
Lord Burnham

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will place in the Printed Paper Office copies of Home Office Circular 17/99 Co-ordinated Policing Protocol between the Ministry of Defence Police and Home Office Police Forces; of Scottish Executive Police Circular 14/99 Protocol between Ministry of Defence Police and the Police Forces in Scotland and of the comparable document for Northern Ireland. [HL1581]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Yes.

Lord Burnham

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will undertake to make the proposed terms of the Home Office and other circulars on co-ordinating policing between the Ministry of Defence Police and (a) Home Office police forces, (b) the police forces in Scotland and (c) in respect of Northern Ireland (all to be revised to reflect the provisions of the Armed Forces Bill when enacted) available for comment for a specified period before their formal promulgation. [HL1583]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Revised policing protocols will be negotiated with the Association of Chief Police Officers in respect of England and Wales, the Scottish Executive and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland in respect of Scotland and the Royal Ulster Constabulary in respect of Northern Ireland and will then be published. As operational policing documents the protocols will not be suited to public consultation. The parties involved will however, by their composition, ensure that a wide spread of opinion is brought to bear.